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TOEFL BNC: 1785 COCA: 1980

incident

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
incident /ˈɪnsədənt/ noun
plural incidents
incident
/ˈɪnsədənt/
noun
plural incidents
Learner's definition of INCIDENT
1 
: an unexpected and usually unpleasant thing that happens（通常令人不快的）意外事件
[count]
[noncount]
2 
[count] : an event or disagreement that is likely to cause serious problems in relations between countries（国与国之间发生的）冲突事件，分歧
TOEFL BNC: 1785 COCA: 1980

incident

1 of 2

noun

in·​ci·​dent ˈin(t)-sə-dənt How to pronounce incident (audio)
-ˌdent
1
a
: an occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening
b
: an accompanying minor occurrence or condition : concomitant
2
: an action likely to lead to grave consequences especially in diplomatic matters
a serious border incident
3
: something dependent on or subordinate to something else of greater or principal importance

incident

2 of 2

adjective

1
: occurring or likely to occur especially as a minor consequence or accompaniment
the confusion incident to moving day
2
: dependent on or relating to another thing in law
3
: falling or striking on something
incident light rays

Synonyms

Noun

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occurrence, event, incident, episode, circumstance mean something that happens or takes place.

occurrence may apply to a happening without intent, volition, or plan.

an encounter that was a chance occurrence

event usually implies an occurrence of some importance and frequently one having antecedent cause.

the events following the assassination

incident suggests an occurrence of brief duration or secondary importance.

a minor wartime incident

episode stresses the distinctiveness or apartness of an incident.

a brief romantic episode in a life devoted to work

circumstance implies a specific detail attending an action or event as part of its setting or background.

couldn't recall the exact circumstances

Example Sentences

Noun We just want to put that embarrassing incident behind us. Two people were shot yesterday in two separate incidents. Aside from a few isolated incidents, the crowd was well-behaved. Many such incidents go unreported. The bombing caused an international incident.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Multiple industry executives agree that one reason the incident exploded in the media is that these issues are so rarely discussed out loud in country music. Emily Yahr, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2022 The incident began due to a miscommunication that then led to power being cut by mistake in several cities. Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2022 Adam Montgomery was also arrested earlier this year on multiple counts, including felony second-degree assault for a 2019 incident involving his daughter. Chris Harris, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2022 No other details about the incident have been released. Henri Hollis, ajc, 9 Sep. 2022 Choosing to intervene rather than investigate can only happen when the facts are clear, the remedy is easily obtainable, and the incident does not require disciplinary action, such as in cases of abuse and neglect, according to the state. Jennifer Dixon, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2022 The incident has sparked an use-of-force investigation into the actions of the officer, who has not been named, the department said. Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022 Two small children, who were entering another apartment, were also present as the incident played out, the complaint states. Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 9 Sep. 2022 Guy referenced an incident that happened in South Florida during spring break in which seven people, including five West Point military cadets, were hospitalized for a drug overdose. al, 8 Sep. 2022
Adjective
At Black Hat, the researchers argued that this strategy should also be applied to cyber-incident investigations. Kim Key, PCMAG, 11 Aug. 2022 The timing will be miserably co-incident, a rare moment in economic history, the economist’s equivalent of a solar eclipse: higher inflation, higher interest rates, slumping economic output. Gerard Baker, WSJ, 25 July 2022 If a pre-incident crew had ever been assigned to a ski area, this was the first time Lannon had heard of it. Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Sep. 2021 Finally, the modern cloud improves auditing capabilities and provides logs and analytics for any post-incident analysis and compliance. Vipin Jain, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2021 In addition, the panel recommends the City of Aurora overhaul its post-incident review process. Erin Donaghue, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2021 An Oregon Department of Transportation incident response worker was hit by a car while answering a call on the roadway around 7:30 p.m., according to Don Hamilton, an agency spokesman. Everton Bailey Jr., OregonLive.com, 20 Feb. 2018 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin incident-, incidens, from Latin, present participle of incidere to fall into, from in- + cadere to fall — more at chance

First Known Use

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of incident was in the 15th century

Phrases Containing incident
TOEFL BNC: 1785 COCA: 1980
incident

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + INCIDENT | INCIDENT + VERB | INCIDENT + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤major, serious重大／嚴重事件➤little, minor, small, trivial (especially BrE) 小事件；次要事件；微不足道的事件➤further進一步的事件◇After nearly falling twice, she managed to make it to the top of the cliff without further incident.她兩次差點兒跌落，此後總算攀上了崖頂，沒再發生其他意外。➤entire, whole整個事件◇He came to regret the whole incident.他開始對整件事情感到後悔。➤actual, real, real-life真事；真實事件◇The story is based on an actual incident.這篇小說是根據真實事件創作的。➤alleged據稱發生過的事➤recorded, reported有記錄的／報道過的事件➤latest, recent最新的／最近的事件➤past過去的事件▸➤bad, horrible, horrific, nasty, terrible, ugly, unpleasant, unsavoury (BrE) 壞事；恐怖的事；令人討厭的事；令人不快的事◇some of the worst incidents of urban violence幾起最為惡劣的市區暴力事件➤traumatic痛苦難忘的事件➤violent暴力事件➤deadly, fatal, tragic致命的事故；悲劇事件➤dramatic戲劇性事件➤controversial (especially BrE) 有爭議的事件➤famous, high-profile著名／引人注目的事件➤infamous聲名狼藉的事件➤regrettable, unfortunate令人遺憾的／不幸的事件➤embarrassing令人難堪的事件➤bizarre, curious, mysterious, strange, unusual奇異的事件；神秘的事情；奇怪的事；不尋常的事件➤amusing好笑的事件➤separate, unrelated獨立的／不相關的事件◇The police said that two men had been arrested in unrelated incidents.警方稱兩名男子因不相關的事件而被捕。➤isolated孤立的事件◇It is feared that the attack may not have been an isolated incident.人們擔心此次襲擊也許不是一起個別事件。➤domestic國內事件➤racial種族事件➤border邊境事件◇Talks were called off following a border incident.邊境事件發生後，會談取消了。➤diplomatic, international外交／國際事件◇An error in the translation nearly caused a diplomatic incident.一個翻譯錯誤幾乎釀成一場外交事件。➤security安全事件◇No major security incidents happened at the Olympic Games that year.那年的奧運會上沒發生重大的安全事件。➤terrorist恐怖事件➤nuclear核事件➤bombing, shooting, stabbing爆炸／槍擊／刺傷事件➤pollution (BrE) 污染事件➤friendly-fire友軍火力誤傷事件➤alcohol-related涉酒事件➤off-the-ball (BrE, sport體育) 無球跑位事故◇She received a serious jaw injury in an off-the-ball incident.她在無球跑位時出了事，下頜嚴重受傷。VERB + INCIDENT➤cause, create, provoke引起事件；製造事端；激起事變➤be responsible for對事件負責◇The group is believed to have been responsible for several terrorist incidents.據信該組織對數起恐怖事件負有責任。➤be involved in捲入⋯事件◇The tennis star became involved in an incident with the umpire.這位網球明星捲入了一起對抗裁判的事件。➤experience經歷事件◇He was asked whether he had ever experienced any incidents of discrimination.他被問到是否經歷過歧視。➤deal with, handle處理事件◇The incident was extremely well handled.這一事件處理得極為妥當。➤avoid, prevent避免／防止事件➤regret對事件感到後悔➤see, witness目睹事件➤recall, remember回憶／記得事件◇He recalled a similar incident 14 months earlier.他記起了 14 個月前發生的一起類似事件。➤forget忘記事件➤describe, recount, relate描述／敍述／講述事件◇She described the incident as outrageous.她對事件的描述是“駭人聽聞”。◇They all laughed as he recounted the amusing incident.聽他講述那件好玩的事情，他們都笑了。➤discuss, talk about討論／談論事件➤cite引述事件➤explain解釋事件➤downplay, play down (especially BrE) 淡化事件◇the government's desire to play down the incident政府淡化該事件的願望➤report報告／報道事件◇The pedestrian who had nearly been run over reported the incident to the police.那位差點兒被撞倒的行人向警方報告了此事。➤investigate調查事件➤be hurt in, be injured in, be killed in在事件中受傷；在事件中死亡➤survive經歷事件而幸存➤pass off without, pass without, proceed without (especially NAmE) 平安順利地進行◇The demonstration passed without incident.遊行示威很順利，中間沒出什麼亂子。INCIDENT + VERB➤happen, occur, take place事件發生➤arise, arise from sth, arise out of sth事件（因⋯）發生◇incidents arising out of an industrial dispute由勞資糾紛引發的事件➤involve sb/sth事件牽涉⋯◇a minor incident involving a bus涉及一輛公共汽車的小事件➤cause sth, lead to sth, prompt sth, result in sth, spark sth事件造成⋯；事件引起⋯；事件促使⋯；事件引發⋯◇The incident sparked a riot which lasted three days.事件引發了一場持續 3 天的暴亂。➤demonstrate sth, illustrate sth, prove sth, show sth事件表明⋯／闡明⋯／證明⋯／說明⋯◇Saturday's incident illustrates the fragility of the peace in the country.星期六的事件顯示了該國和平的脆弱性。INCIDENT + NOUN➤room (BrE) 事件調查室◇An incident room was set up at a police station near the site of the crash.在距離失事現場附近的警局設立了一個事件調查辦公室。PREPOSITION➤incident with (often humorous) 與⋯有關的事故◇His back still hurts from an incident with a vacuum cleaner.因為吸塵器事件他的背還在疼。➤following an/the incident事件之後◇He was asked to leave the club following an incident with a knife.在一場刀子引起的意外之後，他被要求離開俱樂部。➤in an/the incident在事件中◇Three soldiers were wounded in the incident.在這起事件中有 3 名士兵受傷。➤over an/the incident為了某事件◇She was never disciplined over the incident.她一直沒有因為那次事件受處罰。➤without incident平安無事◇The patrol had covered 200 miles without incident.已經巡邏 200 英里了，平安無事。

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